287.23(5b)(5b) Grant award. The department shall award a grant under this subsection to each eligible responsible unit that submits a complete grant application under sub. (4) for expenses allowable under sub. (3) (b). The department shall determine the amount of the grants under this subsection as follows: 287.23(5b)(a)(a) Determine the total amount that would have been awarded under this section for 1999 if no grants had been reduced under sub. (5p). 287.23(5b)(b)(b) Determine the amount that each responsible unit received under this section for 1999 or the amount that the responsible unit would have received. 287.23(5b)(c)(c) Award to a responsible unit the proportion of the total amount available for grants under this section that is equal to the proportion of the amount determined under par. (a) that the responsible unit received, or would have received, for 1999 as determined under par. (b). 287.23(5p)(a)(a) If a responsible unit submits its application under sub. (4) after October 1 but no later than October 10, the amount of the responsible unit’s grant is 95 percent of the amount determined under sub. (5b). 287.23(5p)(b)(b) If a responsible unit submits its application under sub. (4) after October 10 but no later than October 20, the amount of the responsible unit’s grant is 90 percent of the amount determined under sub. (5b). 287.23(5p)(c)(c) If a responsible unit submits its application under sub. (4) after October 20 but no later than October 30, the amount of the responsible unit’s grant is 75 percent of the amount determined under sub. (5b). 287.23(5p)(d)(d) If a responsible unit submits its application under sub. (4) after October 30, the responsible unit is not eligible for the grant. 287.23(6)(6) Disbursement. The department shall disburse a grant to the applicant after approval, but no later than June 1 of the year for which the grant is made. 287.23 Cross-referenceCross-reference: See also ch. NR 542, Wis. adm. code. 287.24287.24 Recycling consolidation grants. 287.24(1)(1) In this section, “population” means the number of persons residing in a region, as determined by the department based upon the most recent decennial or special census or the most recent, subsequent population estimate under s. 16.96. 287.24(2)(2) The department shall make a grant from the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (6) (bw) for a year to a responsible unit that has been determined under s. 287.11 to have an effective recycling program if any of the following applies: 287.24(2)(b)(b) The responsible unit is a federally recognized Indian tribe or band. 287.24(2)(c)(c) The responsible unit has a population of 25,000 or more and consists of one or more municipalities. 287.24(2)(d)(d) The responsible unit is not eligible under par. (a), (b), or (c) but one of the following applies: 287.24(2)(d)1.1. By October 1 in the year preceding the year for which the grant is made, the responsible unit consists of what had been at least 2 responsible units. 287.24(2)(d)2.2. By October 1 in the year preceding the year for which the grant is made, the responsible unit enters into a cooperative agreement with another responsible unit for the joint provision of at least one of the following elements of an effective recycling program: 287.24(2)(d)2.c.c. Sorting recyclable materials at a materials recovery facility. 287.24(2)(d)2.d.d. Developing and distributing educational materials relating to waste reduction, reuse, and recycling. 287.24(2)(d)2.e.e. Carrying out a program of technical assistance to businesses and owners and occupants of multifamily dwellings to increase the availability and convenience of recycling. 287.24(3)(3) Subject to sub. (4), the department shall determine the amount of a grant to a responsible unit under this section as follows: 287.24(3)(a)(a) Divide the amount available under s. 20.370 (6) (bw) for the year by the total population of the responsible units eligible under sub. (2).